EWB-UK National Conference 22nd – 24th October 2010

Hosted by

Part of

The Potential For Energy

Location Overview: North Campus

Renold Building

George Begg Building: School

of MACE

Sackville Street Building: School

of EEE

Barnes Wallis Building:

Students’ Union

The Mill: School of Chemical Engineering

Piccadilly Train Station

Car Park

Accomodation

Northern Quarter: YHA

Hostel145 delegates

Renold Building UMSU

Piccadilly Railway Station

Oxford Rd Railway station

Summary of Feedback

• QUANTITATIVE: • Very Positive overall• Lower Scores for the quality of

the delivered sessions • Also some of the Talks• Individual feedback in

programme areas to be discussed later

• QUALITATIVE:• Structured Social time• Access to more

programme/support area sessions (Varied media)

• Proper Introductions • More Stewards• Some focus on inter Branch

collaboration/projects• A “chill out” common room• A focus on Post NC follow-up • More space on feedback form.

Friday 22nd October: Proposed Schedule (Public)

• 10am-5pm: EWB-UK Research Exhibition 2010• 6.30pm-7.25pm: Registration • 7.30pm: Welcome from Prof. Colin Bailey, Dean of Engineering and

Physical Sciences• 7.40pm: Keynote: Prof. Paul Jowitt, President of ICE; “Engineering

and Development: The time is Now” • 8.30pm: Placement Videos: John Heelham & Harry Thompson• 8.40pm: Keynote: Dr. Tony Marjoram, UNESCO; “ Engineering :

Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for Development”• 9.30pm: EWB-UK Welcome from Andrew Lamb CEO • Branch/ Regional shout –outs ( Andrew Lamb) • Social Time

Saturday 23rd October:Proposed Schedule (Conference)

• BREAKFAST• 9.00am: Global Poverty

Project Presentation• 10.00am: Petre Kucha of all

the programme/support areas

• 10.20am: Programme Session 1

• 12.20pm: Hustings (Forms) • 1.00pm: LUNCH• 2.00pm: Prof. Peter Crossley,

The Joule Centre: “Energy: Challenges for the future”

• 2.50pm: Programme Session 2

• 3.50pm: Coffee (Photo Exhibition)

• 4.15pm: Programme Session 3 (Collect Voting forms)

• 5.30pm: Documentary Showings (2)

• 7.00pm: DINNER• 8.00pm: Entertainment e.g.

music• 8.30pm: Social time

Sunday 24th October: Proposed Schedule (Conference)

• 10.00am: Branch Projects Training Workshop (Group A)

• 11.00am: Branch Projects Training Workshop (Group B)

• 12.00am: AGM/Election Results

• 1.00pm: LUNCH• 2.00pm: CoP Workshop• 3.00pm: Programme Session

4 (Feedback Forms) • 4.00pm: Finish/Wrap Up

• ON-GOING EVENTS:• Photography Exhibition

• Strategic Review Question Boards (BoT)

• Trustee Nominee Manifestos Stall

• *All to be held in the common room space

Costs and Budget: Prelim. View

• TICKET PRICES:• Weekend: • £40 Concessions, • £60 Professional• Day Tickets: • £15 Concessions, • £25 Professional • Friday evening: • Undecided

• BUDGET: • Fundraising: • £12,000 required. • Accomodation: • £7430.80 • Security: • £1220.00• Catering: • Undetermined

Additional Ideas

• Visit to Co-op’s Headquarters and On-site Symposium.• TEDx Videos• Additional Placement Videos• Roleplay workshop relating to Energy• Fab Lab• Manchester Science Festival Based Activities • Trip to MOSI in general• “Wind Turbine Off” Project Competition• Branch Project Presentations

Welcome Packs

• Contents of Programme Guide: • Essential Programme Timetable• Articles on EWB-UK achievements e.g MoU• Articles on Branch Projects and Membership• Maps! • Addresses/Emergency Contacts• Introduction to Strategic review• Attendance List

• Other: • UNESCO Leaflet on Engineering Report